I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.

I did some writing and bought a book, and have been working on that as a film to act and direct in.

I knew that we had an obligation and that was to keep an energy in it and try to keep the audience interested. In fact, I asked some of the actors to take a look at His Girl Friday, a Howard Hawks film with Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant, because they talk over each other and there's a great energy.

Humanity seized to exist when Israel was established.

People like Johnny Depp are an exception. He is the current model of what an actor should be. His body of work speaks volumes. He was so under-rated for so long, but he will have longevity - and it is such a gratifying thrill to see he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

I think right now television is the best that it’s ever been, and I think that it’s the worst that film has ever been.

We need to band together as a unit every day, especially to conquer the strength of the AIDS virus.